How to view an entire city ingame on a live server

[finja]

Can be done with /console commands

Actually this doesn't work - it will only let you set a the camera max distance to a highest of 50.

[Charix]

Curious... They nerfed the config.WTF way to set your stored cameras to various huge distances. Now the cameraDistanceA and such settings are validated at load time and removed if they are greater than 50. The downside is that the text file modified there is the stored value and when you're in-game, if you modify it (Change your camera settings with game controls), it re-stores the new value on logout. I would love to see Blizz un-nerf the config.wtf version so proper pictures and videos can be made again.

[Addixion]

you can also do this with opening your config file in:

x:\World of Warcraft - The Burning Crusade\WTF folder

and adjust cameraDistance from there so you dont have to change per char individualy

[Trubb]

Nice, thanks for posting a "How to do it" for us who suck on text commands.

[sneakybaby]

This is probally a long shot but know anyway to get around the camera clipping when you run into somethign in between you and its position?

[numblocke]

/console CameraDistanceMaxFactor 4 (I think)

[Galdivarn]

Excellent idea, however I'm sure this was posted before and someone said it was bannable at the time.

Can anyone confirm (the bannable bit, not re-post =D )

[mike133]

Really?
How?

/console SET cameraDistanceMaxFactor 3.4


Just edit that for whatever you want the distance to be

[Fasho]

/console SET cameraDistanceMaxFactor 3.4


Just edit that for whatever you want the distance to be

cool thanks, but it doesn't go 500

[Phygar]

Thx for posting this. I went around looking at the WTF files seing what I could do with them, but never bothered to try setting it that high. + rep

[Charix]

Excellent idea, however I'm sure this was posted before and someone said it was bannable at the time.

Can anyone confirm (the bannable bit, not re-post =D )

Never heard of setting your camera far away as bannable. It used to be a common thing for photographers and cinematographers in game to do for better shots. The stored camera settings in config.wtf are bounds-checked now, so I was afraid it was completely nerfed. Sadly the preset cameras were the only way to change it live without relogging.

[nameht]

tried it in arena, to bad it dident work :-o

[leel]

Thaks, ill try to test it.

[Houseplant]

Great info I don't need to use an add-on to make my camera angle further.